You never know tomorrow will bring….

Life is difficult, life is a struggle. But there is always hope… to raise our expectations, cheat us and leave us worse than ever. And with failed hopes and bitter disappointments to kick us when we’re down, it may seem as though all is lost. But thinking that would be futile….

For how we respond to life is life itself.

The missed opportunity, the fateful decision, the hoist petard and sheer bad luck; explore the moment life changed.

Or didn’t.

In these six short stories, meet the lovestruck author and fashion designer who dream of escaping their humdrum existence as insurance administrator and florist, the born loser whose new job overseas offers him the chance to start his life afresh, the shy nice-guy threatened by redundancy and his new neighbour – the mysterious nurse who moves into the block of flats just as they are about to be demolished, the pretentious couple whose film evenings cannot disguise their disastrous relationship, the man who feels sidelined by the world and the great Russian writer, for whom life has dealt a bitter blow.

After reading Futility, you’ll be wondering who it is alongside you